The Warriors' postgame locker room Monday night told the story of their 115-111 loss, the latest in a disappointing start to what was supposed to be a promising season.

After the loss to the Bobcats, barely a voice spoke above a level appropriate for a library. Some players quickly showered and darted. Others sat and stared in disbelief at a stat sheet that showed they had just allowed the NBA's worst offense to score at least 26 points in every quarter. The Warriors' record fell to 12-10.

"It's still early in the season, but this one stings pretty much worse than one has stung in a while," said Stephen Curry, who had a season-high 43 points to go with nine assists, six rebounds and two blocked shots.

Playing in front of 13,129 at Time Warner Cable Arena - a crowd that seemed to be mostly friends and family of Curry and reserve Kent Bazemore - the point guard scored 32 second-half points to try to will his team back from a 15-point deficit.

With the Warriors playing on the road for the seventh time in eight games (giving them a league-leading 14 away games), Curry tried to be an alarm clock for his tired team. He tied the score 88-88 on the second of two foul shots with about nine minutes to play, but Kemba Walker (31 points) hit the snooze button.

The Charlotte point guard instigated a 12-2 run and then scored the Bobcats' final 15 points. The Warriors twice trimmed the deficit to two points in the final 11 seconds, but each time Walker knocked down two free-throw tries .

"We showed a lot of fight. There's no question about that," Warriors head coach Mark Jackson said. "But that's the type of energy and effort that you need to give before you get down."

The Warriors' game plan was to switch on small-small pick-and-roll plays, but they didn't. The players were told not to jump on Josh McRoberts' pump fake at the three-point line, but they did. They watched video of Al Jefferson spinning away from the double-teaming defender and then let him do it live.

"Each (of our) guys makes a mistake, and before you know it, they've got five guys on the court with a rhythm," Jackson said. "I mean, we're a defensive team. To give up 115 points to anybody, it's unacceptable."

Especially to the Bobcats (10-11), who entered the game tied for last in the league in scoring (90.8 points per game) and are missing four rotation players because of injuries.

"I mean, it can't get much worse," said Klay Thompson, who had 22 points and five assists. "I think we'll naturally get better. It's good to get these road games out of the way early in the season. That's the best way to look at it, but it's still not an excuse. Great teams win on the road, and that's what we want to be."